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PLANNING
Coalition calls for planning law change
By Neil Merrick | 01 September 2025
Ministers have been urged to change the law to reduce the number of non-residential buildings tur...
POLITICS
Reform UK plan to overhaul LGPS sparks backlash
By William Eichler | 01 September 2025
Reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS) could save taxpayers ar...
HOUSING
ARCH plea to increase rent cap
By Neil Merrick | 01 September 2025
Councils should be able to raise tenants’ rents by up to £3 per week on top of any inflation-link...
HOUSING
Call to abolish Homes England
By Martin Ford | 01 September 2025
A think-tank has called for the abolition of Homes England.
ASYLUM
Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned
By Martin Ford | 29 August 2025
A temporary injunction banning use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers has ...
REORGANISATION
Government skipped own cost review of council mergers
By William Eichler | 29 August 2025
The Government did not conduct its own assessment of the costs of local government reorganisation...
AI
Experts say AI 'won't lead to massive job cuts'
By Dan Peters | 28 August 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) will not lead to massive job cuts across local government, experts h...
LEGAL
'Political' motivation behind Epping hotel injunction
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2025
Epping Forest DC sought an injunction banning the use of the Bell Hotel to accommodate asylum see...
PROCUREMENT
Council cancels IT upgrade after delays
By William Eichler | 28 August 2025
Norwich City Council has abandoned its planned IT system upgrade following repeated delays.
SEND
Overdiagnosis straining SEND system, think tank says
By William Eichler | 28 August 2025
A new report has warned that England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system i...
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